India is ‘still paying for the sins of Congress’: PM Modi
A Akhter / New Delhi Accusing the congress party of devoting its energies to “the interests of one family,” while neglecting the interests of the nation, prime minister Narendra Modi…
Krishna Kumari to become first Hindu Senator of Pakistan
AMN / KARACHI Krishna Kumari, a young lady from Kohli tribe (SC) in Sindh is all set to become first Hindu woman to be elected to the Pakistan’s Senate, the…
RBI keeps repo rates unchanged in final bi-monthly monetary policy
MUMBAI The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday maintained status quo on the policy rates, but raised red flags about potential steep spike in prices, fiscal profligacy and the likely…
PM Modi’s Wife Jashodaben escaped unhurt in a road accident in Rajasthan
AMN / Chittor (RAJASTHAN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben had a narrow escape when an Innova car she was travelling in, rammed a truck near Chittor, Rajasthan today. “Jasodaben…
Govt doubles import duty on sugar to 100%, hikes chana to 40%
AMN / NEW DELHI The government has doubled import duty on sugar to 100 per cent and raised duty on chana to 40 per cent to protect domestic farmers. At…
Market Shock: Sell-off is due to weak global sentiment, say Govt
AMN / NEW DELHI Finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia said the sell-off in India’s equity markets is due to weak global sentiment and not because of the long-term capital gains tax…
Maldives SC cancels its earlier decision to release opposition leaders
AMN / The Maldives Supreme Court has cancelled its earlier decision to release nine opposition leaders, hours after police had arrested chief justice and another judge. The court’s remaining three…
RBI to announce bi-monthly monetary policy for 2017-18 today
Reserve Bank of India will announce its sixth and the final bi-monthly monetary policy for 2017-18 today. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Urijit Patel began…
Indian market bleed amid global sentiment
Finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia said the sell-off in India’s equity markets is due to weak global sentiment and not because of the long-term capital gains tax (LTCG) announced in the…
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy blasts off at Cape Canaveral
WEB DESK The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, blasted off at 3:45 PM local time at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on its highly anticipated maiden…